2024-03-19 09:17:50
The Chicago White Sox named Garrett Crochet their Opening Day starter, giving their vote of confidence following his transition from the bullpen to the starting rotation. The left-hander has made 72 appearances in his career, all in relief.
On March 28, the White Sox will host the Detroit Tigers to begin the season.
“I am very excited, to say the least. “They told me they had some exciting news for me, and I thought it was just that they changed the rotation,” Crochet told reporters on Monday.
The White Sox were unclear for Opening Day after sending Dylan Cease to the San Diego Padres last week. Crochet, 24, has made good impressions this spring, striking out 12 and walking none in nine scoreless innings, although he has only started in one of his four Cactus League appearances.
ELDER AND YNOA TO THE MINORS
Bryce Elder, who was named to the National League All-Star Game with the Atlanta Braves last season before struggling late in the year, was sent to the minors.
Optioning both Elder and Huascar Ynoa shows that Dominican Reynaldo López will be the fifth starter in a rotation that also includes Spencer Strider, Max Fried, Charlie Morton and Chris Sale. The Braves signed Lopez to a three-year, $30 million contract in November.
Lopez has made 97 starts in his career, but only one in the last two seasons as he improved as a reliever.
BOCHY, OPTIMISTIC ABOUT SBORZ
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said reliever Josh Sborz continues to prepare for the season opener. Sborz has not pitched in a spring training game since March 6 due to knee soreness.
Sborz, who got the final seven outs for the Rangers in a decisive Game 5 of the World Series in Arizona, was set to throw live batting practice on Monday.
World Series MVP Corey Seager, who underwent surgery for a sports hernia in January, faced live batting practice Monday for the first time in camp. The shortstop is also fielding and throwing.
ENCOURAGING SIGN FOR THE YANKEES
Carlos Rodón’s first season with the New York Yankees was a failure, but the left-hander has shown signs this spring that he might be ready to bounce back.
“I looked up and thought, ‘Oh, it’s Joe Torre,’” Rodón said. “So I had to give him the ball. It was great. I mean, everyone knows who Joe Torre is, and he got a good ovation.”
Torre, who led the team to four World Series titles and six American League pennants, is in uniform at Steinbrenner Field for the first time since his last spring training as New York’s manager in 2007. He arrived at camp Friday.
Rodón is scheduled to start the second game of the regular season on March 29 at Houston.
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